Old sins cast long shadows. And Austin's darkest one is waking up. Austin private investigator Alex Troutt is barely holding it together. Haunted by the fear of being charged for a crime she didn't commit-and stalked by the shadow of a powerful man who can destroy her with a word-she's one missstep away from losing it all. While she's distracted by a missing-woman case, her partner, Ozzie, takes on another disappearance-a teenage girl gone without a trace. The clues are scarce, the families desperate, and the clock ticking. But when the two investigations collide, an echo from the past reverberates like a giant gong. Now, Alex must face the one thing she fears most-her own history-before it claims the lives of three women, including her own. Dark, emotional, and filled with unexpected twists, DEAD AT MIDNIGHT is a gripping thriller that proves the past never really dies. Get it now.